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11.432J / 15.427J Real Estate Finance & Investments II: Macro-Level Analysis & Advanced Topics, Spring 2003

Geltner, David; Mcgrath, William Tod - 2003

The evolving organization and operation of real estate capital markets. Sources of real estate capital. Primary and secondary mortgage markets. The investment behavior of real estate assets. The development of REITs and securitized debt markets. Advanced pricing techniques for complex real...

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A New Multiple Criteria Decision Making Methodology for Environmental Decision Support

Kaplan, Pervin Ozge - 2006

Making (MCDM) method to help a DM identify the best compromise solution. Improved techniques for characterizing preferences … objective was to demonstrate the applicability of the new MCDM method for the Delaware case study by working with a decision … maker. Based on the illustrative case study with a single DM, the MCDM method was found to be sufficiently flexible overall …

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Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Seleksi Penerimaan Beasiswa Dengan Metode AHP Dan Topsis (Studi Kasus: FMIPA USU)

Manurung, Pangeran - 2011

Ideal Solution(TOPSIS). On this research, there will be a case to find the best alternative based on criterias that already … determined using AHP method, then find the solution using TOPSIS method. This method was chosen because it is able to select the …

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Estimating input allocation for farm supply models

Gocht, Alexander - 2008

When building an economic model for supply analysis the aim is to model a decision makingprocess of one or more agents which fits the observed practice as good as possible. Hereby themodeller is often confronted with incomplete information about the production process; particularcrop specific...

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Lean Six Sigma as a Source of Competitive Advantage

Cavallini,Alessandro Giorgio 1979- - 2008

Anecdotal data affirms that companies applying Lean Six Sigma in their operations not only deliver higher quality products and services, but also obtain superior financial results. The goal of this research was to empirically verify anecdotal data. The study proposed to analyze a group of...

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Entropy Based Moment Selection in Generalized Method of Moments

Shin, Changmock - 2005

GMM provides a computationally convenient estimation method and the resulting estimator can be shown to be consistent and asymptotically normal under the fairly moderate regularity conditions. It is widely known that the information content in the population moment condition has impacts on the...

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Technological diversification and economic performance: A within industry perspective

Steinemann, Patrick P.; Veloso, Francisco; Wolter, Claudio - 2004

This study aims at a better understanding of how firms arrange and profit from their technological competencies. In particular, it presents a contribution to the diversification-performance literature by dealing with a still poorly researched aspect of diversification, namely technological...

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Privatization and performance: Evidence from telecommunications sector

Ariff, Mohamed; Cabanda, E; Sathye, M - 2008

There is a continuing debate on whether or not ownership changes accompanying privatization of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) lead to performance improvements of such firms. Since profitability measures alone are possibly inappropriate for SOEs, we address this very significant current question...

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Team performance: Using financial measures to evaluate the effect of support systems on team performance.

Kennedy, Frances Anne - 2002

Organizations invest in team-based systems in order to generate innovative practices that will give them a competitive edge. High-performing teams require training and other support systems to gain the skills they need as well as to create and maintain an environment conducive to their success....

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Does Better Environmental Performance Affect Revenues, Cost, or Both? Evidence From a Transition Economy

Earnhart, Dietrich; Lizal, Lubomir - 2007

This study analyzes the effect of corporate environmental performance on financial performance in a transition economy. In particular, it assesses whether good environmental performance affects revenues, costs, or both, and if so, in which directions. As environmental performance improves, do...

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